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BB1 Scrapyard Dog - trip to the bodyshop?
Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 2:03 am
by toadster
Lo
Brilliant news
Looking forward to seeing the results
Cheers
Toadster
BB1 Scrapyard Dog
Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 4:35 pm
by vanzep
BB1 Scrapyard Dog
Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 4:59 pm
by toadster
Excellent
Cheers
Toadster
BB1 Scrapyard Dog
Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 6:02 pm
by vanzep
yes i am pleased with the result - no trip to the bodyshop and no dealing with the insurance etc - having said that it was a fair bit of work to get everything done but i had help from newkid to get the door swapped over and merlin gave me a hand with wiring the door speaker back in. I think its ready for the Mot in 12 days time.
BB1 Scrapyard Dog
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 8:57 am
by Drax
BB1 Scrapyard Dog
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 9:36 am
by Merlin
It's a great fix, I couldn't believe the difference.
BB1 Scrapyard Dog
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 6:13 pm
by vanzep
Thanks for the kind comments.
I should mention the unforseen complication in that there was no connector between the door and main loom - on my BB1 it is all one piece - on all other ludes there has always been a connector in the door loom so you can unplug it and take the door off. Bit of an odd one and might be something to do with it being made in December 1991 which is very early in production - so maybe they changed the design of the loom later on.
BB1 Scrapyard Dog
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 6:40 pm
by Vtecmec
Great work Vanzep. Glad you fixed it.
Like yours, mine has no loom connector in the door either, it's an early '91 too.
BB1 Scrapyard Dog
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 9:40 am
by vanzep
Went for Mot this morning.
Straight pass no advisories 178,415 miles.
Some nice comments from the tester - nice clean car and said i had caught up on everything and they would welcome the car back in the garage next year.
Still got a bit of a rattle from the driver side rear when going over rough surface...and the new passenger door needs aligned a tiny bit...but then i am very fussy
BB1 Scrapyard Dog - MOT pass
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 9:45 am
by toadster